Children’s Safe Harbor provides a safe place for families to use when exchanging children for visitation and provides supervised visitation services. Parents may access services through court order, agency referral or by self-request.
Please see the Order Directing Use of Visitation Exchange Services or the Order Directing the Use of Supervised Visitation Services to access services through the court.
If a family is referred through an agency or by self-request, they can contact Children’s Safe Harbor directly at 815-316-7772. There are no fees to utilize Children’s Safe Harbor services.
Contact Us:
- Address: 1416 20th Street, Rockford, IL 61104
- Phone: 815-316-7772
- Fax: 815-316-7777
- Email: CSHarbor@outlook.com
Children’s Safe Harbor is funded by a combination of private donations and public funding. Public funding for Children’s Safe Harbor is provided through civil filing fees of the residents of Winnebago County.
Other Information
Holiday Hours for 2021/2022
Children’s Safe Harbor will be open normal hours of operation for exchanges that fall on holidays.
Children’s Safe Harbor will be open for visitation exchanges, outside of the normal hours of operation, on the following holidays:
- Labor Day (9/2/2021): 4:00PM-6:00PM (Monday)
- Thanksgiving Day (11/28/2021: 12:00PM-2:00PM (Thursday)
- Christmas Eve (12/24/2021): 2:00PM-4:00PM (Tuesday)
- Memorial Day (5/25/2021): 4:00PM-6:00PM (Monday)
- Labor Day (9/7/2021): 4:00PM-6:00PM (Monday)
Children’s Safe Harbor will be closed for supervised visitation on the following holidays:
- Christmas Day 12/25/2021 (Saturday)
- Easter 4/11/2021 (Sunday)
Children’s Safe Harbor will be open for supervised visitation for any and all other holidays that occur during our hours of operation in the 2021/2022 scheduling period.
Hours of Operation for Supervised Visitation Services
- Wednesdays: 3:00 PM to 8:00 PM
- Fridays: 2:00 PM to 8:00 PM
- Saturdays: 11:00 AM- 7:00 PM
- Sundays: 12:00 PM- 8:00 PM
Hours of Operation for Visitation Exchange Services
- Wednesdays: 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM
- Fridays: 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM
- Saturdays: 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM & 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
- Sundays: 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM